Dedication For A Wedding
Ki Tavo · תרנ"ג (1892) · Essay 1
ב"ה מפ' תבא ולחתונת בני שי'
With the help of Heaven. From Parshas Ki Savo, and in honor of the wedding of my son, may he live.
This is the author's opening dedication line, invoking the help of Heaven and noting that this piece was delivered in connection with Parshas Ki Savo and the joyous occasion of his son's wedding.
Summary: This brief line serves as a heading rather than a piece of Torah itself. The Sfas Emes opens with the customary invocation of the help of Heaven, dedicating the words that follow to Parshas Ki Savo. He further marks the occasion, noting that these divrei Torah were said in honor of the wedding of his son. It frames the teaching as both a parshah insight and a celebration of a family simchah.